Second Break in $25,000 High Roller
Level 4
: 200/400, 50 ante
Players are on another 20-minute break from proceedings in the High Roller, with 95 entries so far and 80 players remaining.
2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas
$25,750 High Roller
Day: 1
Assorted Chip Counts at the Break
Level 4
: 200/400, 50 ante
Here are most of the chip counts at the second break, with Nacho Barbero the player to catch.
PokerStars Team Pro Daniel Negreanu has entered the field and has seemingly bet triple Superbowl-winning footballer Richard Seymour that he will outweigh Seymour by the end of the year.
Fancy knowing more about this prop bet madness? PokerNews presenter Sarah Herring spoke to Richard Seymour ahead of him entering the $25,000 High Roller field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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115,000 | |
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101,025
7,025
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7,025 |
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88,050
-44,450
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-44,450 |
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79,600
29,600
|
29,600 |
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75,000
27,500
|
27,500 |
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||
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72,025
72,025
|
72,025 |
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70,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
65,725
15,725
|
15,725 |
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60,900
9,900
|
9,900 |
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60,400
10,400
|
10,400 |
|
56,400
34,000
|
34,000 |
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51,675
51,675
|
51,675 |
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50,400
-30,600
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-30,600 |
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49,775
-225
|
-225 |
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47,900
-2,100
|
-2,100 |
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47,400
-2,600
|
-2,600 |
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46,850
-5,650
|
-5,650 |
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43,500
-17,800
|
-17,800 |
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25,400
-34,600
|
-34,600 |
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14,375
-2,625
|
-2,625 |
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11,850
11,850
|
11,850 |
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Level: 5
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
Some New Faces
Level 5
: 250/500, 75 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
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50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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Charlie Carrel Makes It Look Easy While Knowing It's Not
Level 5
: 250/500, 75 ante
Charlie Carrel's runner-up finish in the $100,000 Super High Roller a few days ago continues a high roller hot streak for the young British pro. He's made eight final tables in tournaments with "high roller" in the title over the last 12 months, finishing in the top three no less than seven times to earn more than $3 million.
But Carrel knows full well recent tournament success doesn't guarantee anything about the next one, as he explains to the PokerStars Blog.
Some More Shots from the Day 1 Field
Rocco Palumbo Continues to Build
Level 5
: 250/500, 75 ante
Rocco Palumbo opened for 1,200 under the gun and Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst called from the button. Francois Billard came along from the big blind and then all three players checked the 
flop as well as the 
turn.
When the 
completed the board on the river, Billard checked, Palumbo bet 2,500, and Selbst called. Billard got out of the way, Palumbo tabled the 
, and Selbst sent her hand to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
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40,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
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Nice Flop for Pierre Neuville
Level 5
: 250/500, 75 ante
Belgium's Pierre Neuville raised to 1,200 from early position only to have Shyam Srinivasan three-bet to 3,200 from the hijack. Action folded back to Neuville, and he called to see an 
flop.
Neuville check-called a bet of 2,100 and then action went check-check on the turn. When the 
completed the board on the river, Neuville bet 8,500 and Srinivasan paid him off.
Neuville rolled over the 
for a flopped full house, and Srinivasan simply mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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100,000
20,400
|
20,400 |
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55,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Khoroshenin Crushes McKeehen
Level 5
: 250/500, 75 ante
Oleksii Khoroshenin has taken the chip lead in the $25,000 High Roller tournament after calling a river bet against former WSOP Main Event winner Joe McKeehen.
The board was showing 
and McKeehen had bet 20,000 into a pot of 35,000. Khoroshenin went into the tank, but after being stared down for around five minutes, made the right call. McKeehen showed 
, but the ace kicker to the two pair on board for Khoroshenin's 
was good enough to bump up the big stack he already had.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
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|
22,450
22,450
|
22,450 |
|
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Ramos Shown a Good One
Level 5
: 250/500, 75 ante
Felipe Ramos was put into a cage by Charlie Carrel after an interesting board played out. With around 13,000 into the pot, Carrel bet 15,000 and Ramos couldn't find the call. Have initiated the return of the 'Show One' game that had characterised the early hands at the table, Carrel offered his cards to Ramos for him to pick one, first saying:
"You'll like this."
Ramos picked the and smiled, possibly unsure exactly what to make of what Carrel's hand might be, but probably thankful for the information.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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55,000
7,100
|
7,100 |
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25,000
-21,850
|
-21,850 |
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